I watched this Oscar nominated film for the first time as part of the Celtic Films Festival that was held in Aberystwyth this spring. Unfortunately for my friends and I, the screening we attended was completely in welsh, with welsh subtitles for the Yiddish parts. Despite this, the superb acting from all the cast, especially the two leads meant that the story itself was understandable. We came out of the cinema with a wonderful impression of the film, deeply moved despite the language barrier.
We were later able to watch a screening with English subtitles and were again struck by the wonderful acting of the entire cast. Its nice to see Ioan Gruffud acting in his native language (Welsh - not Gaelic) again too!
I would recommend this film very highly, it is unfortunate that it has received so little attention
We were later able to watch a screening with English subtitles and were again struck by the wonderful acting of the entire cast. Its nice to see Ioan Gruffud acting in his native language (Welsh - not Gaelic) again too!
I would recommend this film very highly, it is unfortunate that it has received so little attention